Effect of Barrel Material on Critical Current Measurements of High-Jc RRP Nb3Sn Wires
Nb{sub 3}Sn strands extracted from a 20-strand rectangular Rutherford cable were reacted on either stainless steel or Ti-alloy barrels and the critical current, I{sub c}, in the field range of 8-11.5 T was measured on ITER-type barrels made from Ti-6Al-4V alloy, 304 stainless steel and G-10. Measurements on the 'standard' Ti-alloy barrel using the test procedure employed at BNL are shown to reproduce I{sub c} for extracted strands to {+-}2%. The I{sub c} data for the sample mounted on the 'standard' Ti-alloy are fit to the deviatoric strain scaling model developed for Nb{sub 3}Sn by the University of Twente group using an arbitrary pre-strain. Using the parameters for this fit, the I{sub c} data for the other barrels are fitted by only adjusting the strain. Using this procedure, the strain difference due to the barrel material is determined. Assuming a thermal pre-strain of -0.2% for the sample measured on the Ti-alloy barrel, the use of stainless steel barrel increases the compressive strain by -0.07%, that of G-10 by -0.10%. With the wire soldered to the stainless steel barrel, the strain increases to -0.15%. Details of this study are presented.
- Research Organization:
- Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE SC OFFICE OF SCIENCE (SC)
- DOE Contract Number:
- DE-AC02-98CH10886
- OSTI ID:
- 1040473
- Report Number(s):
- BNL-96169-2011-JA; TRN: US201210%%649
- Journal Information:
- IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, Vol. 21, Issue 3; ISSN 1051-8223
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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